Microsoft Acquires 3D Tech Company Canesta

It seems that all of the big name tech companies are on a spending spree as of late. It doesn’t matter how obvious the reasons may be for the acquisitions, but you know they all make sense to an executive somewhere in the hierarchy of the company.

In the case of Microsoft purchasing the 3D technology company Canesta, there is some confusion running around about what division of the company this is going to help, but we think it’s petty obvious.

In the announcement made on Friday Canesta president and CEO Jim Spare said of the deal, “This is very exciting news for the industry. There is little question that within the next decade we will see natural user interfaces become common for input across all devices. With Microsoft’s breadth of scope from enterprise to consumer products, market presence, and commitment to NUI, we are confident that our technology will see wide adoption across many applications that embody the full potential of the technology.”